Football - Strength/Speed/Power/Explosion

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I wanna make a thread here so we can gather all this up for everyone to read, i have searched and only found a few threads here n there n little there...

I am interested in playing college football as a running back...

I was wondering if anyone had any lifting advice for me...

I am mainly looking for strength, speed, power, and explosion as listed in the title... any help will b appreciated!! THANKS!!

[crackyflipside]

http://forum.bodybuilding.com/showthread.php?t=4378183

There's a start. Of course that is useless if you don't already have a diet planned out as well as some time set aside to completely dedicate yourself to lifting.

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http://forum.bodybuilding.com/showthread.php?t=4378183

There's a start. Of course that is useless if you don't already have a diet planned out as well as some time set aside to completely dedicate yourself to lifting.

hey thanks for that link but i heard it really isnt that necessary to do all those movements...

[crackyflipside]

hey thanks for that link but i heard it really isnt that necessary to do all those movements...

It isn't but you will definitely benefit from them.

[raffiki]

hey thanks for that link but i heard it really isnt that necessary to do all those movements...

It is if you want to learn how to do the lifts well. After that you can just do the snatch, clean, and jerk in season, and add squats and unilateral work in the off season.

Of course there are plenty of people who will tell you that you don't need o-lifts. It just comes down to what you want to pursue.

[slecontev]

I train in olympic lifting and personally I think you just need to do squats, etc - strength work for football. Combine that with sprinting - I hope you are part of a local track program. Add in actual football drills.

A lot of weightlifters will boast of the benefits of doing their lifts but it's first and foremost a strategy to promote their own sport.

You are 26, right? Going back to school?

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well this is the deal, im going back to school and i wanna play D1 ball... i wanna goto a school with a very good program...

i just want to gain all those things and how i would go about doing that...

thats all... just advice seeking...

squating, power cleans, snatches, dumbell snatches i do already

interchanged m-w-f plyometrics 3 times a week for lower body
t - th 2 times a week for upper body

then there are days where i run on treadmill on high incline at very fast speed...
i feel like im not doing enough...

do the shoes u wear matter also? cause i always see people wearing specialized shoes for o-lifting??

ok another thing, these are my numbers now:

bench: 365x1
deadlift: 495x1
squat: 315x6

just started doin these lifts:
power clean: 205x2
snatch: 135x4
dumbbell snatch: 90x1

[sillz100]

arent d1 athletics capped at 25

[Ben76]

well this is the deal, im going back to school and i wanna play D1 ball... i wanna goto a school with a very good program...

i just want to gain all those things and how i would go about doing that...

thats all... just advice seeking...

squating, power cleans, snatches, dumbell snatches i do already

interchanged m-w-f plyometrics 3 times a week for lower body
t - th 2 times a week for upper body

then there are days where i run on treadmill on high incline at very fast speed...
i feel like im not doing enough...

do the shoes u wear matter also? cause i always see people wearing specialized shoes for o-lifting??

ok another thing, these are my numbers now:

bench: 365x1
deadlift: 495x1
squat: 315x6

just started doin these lifts:
power clean: 205x2
snatch: 135x4
dumbbell snatch: 90x1

holy ****, focus on that squat. Right now its worse than everyone on the 2 deep at my HS. But good luck anyways.

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holy ****, focus on that squat. Right now its worse than everyone on the 2 deep at my HS. But good luck anyways.

yeah when i started working out i neglected legs big time...

im playing catch up now n it sucks ballz

[slecontev]

do the shoes u wear matter also? cause i always see people wearing specialized shoes for o-lifting??


The shoes help with getting into a deep squat when doing the olympic lifts. Aside from that they hard wood soles usually, which helps with force transfer from your legs to the platform. Plus some ankle support.

I don't think they would be a big boon to your lifting just a bonus. All depends on your financial situation. The positive is that the shoes will last for years.

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The shoes help with getting into a deep squat when doing the olympic lifts. Aside from that they hard wood soles usually, which helps with force transfer from your legs to the platform. Plus some ankle support.

I don't think they would be a big boon to your lifting just a bonus. All depends on your financial situation. The positive is that the shoes will last for years.

cool man... thanksss

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